Determinants of household expenditures on alcohol

This paper examines the determinants of household alcohol expenditures by using a nonnormal and heteroscedastic double-hurdle model to accommodate zero observations in the sample. The model is a generalization of the double-hurdle model estimated in previous studies of alcohol consumption. We also e...

Full description

Saved in:
Bibliographic Details
Published in:The Journal of consumer affairs 1996-06, Vol.30 (1), p.48-67
Main Authors: YEN, STEVEN T., JENSEN, HELEN H.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Alcohol
Alcohol Abuse
Alcohol drinking
ALCOHOL INTAKE
ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES
Alcoholism
Alcohols
BEBIDAS ALCOHOLICAS
BOISSON ALCOOLISEE
COMPORTAMIENTO DEL CONSUMIDOR
COMPORTEMENT DU CONSOMMATEUR
Conditional probabilities
CONSUMER BEHAVIOUR
Consumer demand
Consumer Economics
CONSUMER EXPENDITURE
Consumer goods
Consumer spending
Consumer surveys
Consumption
CONSUMPTION PATTERNS
DEMOGRAFIA
DEMOGRAPHIE
DEMOGRAPHY
Dependent variables
DEPENSE DES CONSOMMATEURS
Diaries
Drinking
ECONOMETRIA
ECONOMETRIC MODELS
ECONOMETRICS
ECONOMETRIE
Economic models
Economics
ELASTICITIES
EQUATIONS
Estimates
ETATS UNIS
EUA
Expenditures
Food buying
GASTOS DE CONSUMO
Grocery shopping
heteroscedastic double-hurdle model
HOGARES
Household composition
Household consumption
Household expenditure
HOUSEHOLDS
INCOME
MATEMATICAS
Mathematical independent variables
MATHEMATICS
MATHEMATIQUE
MEAL PATTERNS
MENAGE
MODELE ECONOMETRIQUE
Modeling
MODELOS ECONOMETRICOS
nonnormal double-hurdle model
Normal distribution
Parametric models
Participation
PAUTAS ALIMENTARIAS
Purchasing
Random variables
RENTA
REVENU
SCHEMA ALIMENTAIRE
Statistical analysis
U.S.A
USA
Citations: Items that this one cites
Items that cite this one
Online Access:Get full text
Tags: Add Tag
No Tags, Be the first to tag this record!
Description
Summary:This paper examines the determinants of household alcohol expenditures by using a nonnormal and heteroscedastic double-hurdle model to accommodate zero observations in the sample. The model is a generalization of the double-hurdle model estimated in previous studies of alcohol consumption. We also examine the effects of explanatory variables by calculating and decomposing the elasticities. Findings support the use of a more generalized error distribution. Income, region, education, and household demographics are among the significant determinants of alcohol expenditures.
ISSN:0022-0078
1745-6606
DOI:10.1111/j.1745-6606.1996.tb00725.x